Shifting the Paradigm of Politics in America*Congressional Reform Act of 2011*

1. No Tenure / No Pension.

A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives nopay when they're out of office.

2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in SocialSecurity.

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to theSocial Security system immediately. All future funds flow intothe Social Security system, and Congress participates with theAmerican people. It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as allAmericans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system andparticipates in the same health care system as the American people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on theAmerican people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are voideffective 1/1/12. The American people did not make thiscontract with Congressmen/women.

Congressmen/women made all these contracts for themselves. Serving inCongress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathersenvisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve theirterm(s), then go home and back to work. (This was sent to me with a claim that Warren Buffet wrote it.)